Daniel 5:31
29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
- KJV
- And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
- WEB
- Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
- ASV
- And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
- DARBY
- And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, [being] about sixty-two years old.
- BLB
- and Darius the Mede received the kingdom, a son of sixty-two years.
- ÅB
- Og mederen Darius mottok riket; han var da to og seksti år gammel.
- OTB
- Og Dareios, mederen, overtok riket, da han var sekstito år gammel.
- B1930
- Og mederen Darius mottok riket; han var da to og seksti år gammel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 9:1
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans —
Read in contextDaniel 6:1
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
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